Episode 123 - ProductJunkies - September Edition - When You Want That Glass Skin - Wrinkle Reducers, New SPF And Finishing Touches (Full Transcript)

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Amy Sherman: Welcome to Nirvana Sisters podcast, where we take the intimidation out of well being and beauty to help you achieve your highest state, your nirvana. We are Sisters in law and your hosts. I'm Amy Sherman.

Katie Chandler: And I'm Katie Chandler. So let's get into some real conversation.

Amy Sherman: Welcome back to the show Nirvana Sisters family. It's Amy and Katie, and we are here. We're back with the product junkies to start the back to school season. Not that these are back to school products, but we have been doing a lot of replays this summer because we've both been running around and we've done a few episodes that we've launched some new ones, but we've also been doing a lot of replays, so it's good to be back. It's good to see you, Katie. I feel like we haven't caught up. I know. So we need a major catch up. But I know you were just in Alaska.

Katie Chandler: Yes, alaska was interesting.

Amy Sherman: I asked Katie how it was, and she was like, it was interesting. I'm like, okay, I'm going to have to hear about that. How was your cruise experience?

Katie Chandler: The cruise experience was, I think, the interesting piece. I'm definitely not a cruiser. I think it's a fantastic thing for those that enjoy it. And my father has a handicap, so it's so good for him because it's all accessible and easy in there. But it is not my thing.

Amy Sherman: It would not be my thing.

Katie Chandler: Lesson learned.

Amy Sherman: Did you get nauseous?

Katie Chandler: I actually didn't have any problems with seasickness, but my other sister in law, my brother's wife, she was like it was tough for her. And then Adam had it a little had legitimately. There was days where the boat was rocking. You could visibly see it and feel it, and you'd be like, horrible. Yeah, you would trip almost, like, fall over if you weren't careful.

Amy Sherman: It was kind of crazy. Yeah, it was crazy. Yeah.

Katie Chandler: And then Alaska, that's not even like the whole family passed around, like a stomach virus and the whole was but.

Amy Sherman: How was actual Alaska?

Katie Chandler: Actual Alaska was beautiful. I mean, really, really gorgeous. Like, the water there is so different than the water here. It's such, like a deep marine blue color. I don't even know how to describe it. It just looks so different.

Amy Sherman: Wow.

Katie Chandler: And we saw whales every single day. And we took a train, like, really high up in the mountains, up through a passageway that the original settlers went from Alaska into Canada. Yeah, we just did a lot of cool experiences. Little towns are very quaint and sweet, and it's a cool place. It was not on my bucket list, so I would have never been there otherwise. I have no reason to ever go otherwise, so it's really cool. I've been to Alaska. My kids had an amazing time.

Amy Sherman: The girls loved it.

Katie Chandler: They loved it. They had a great time. And you, you've been everywhere, too. You were just at the everywhere. How was the week at the beach with the family?

Amy Sherman: The beach was good. It was actually, like Stu and I were saying. It was like one of our best weeks. We felt like just because it was chill know, we go with a couple of families and they're great, and we just kind of, like, have our system. We go to the beach every day, but we don't go till later in the day, so it's not like a rush to get out in the morning. And we're all just kind of like hanging out. And the kids have bikes so they can just ride them around the neighborhood and go get breakfast or do whatever. And then, yeah, we are just kind of on the beach the second half of the day every day and hanging out, and the kids are in the water. And then we'd bust out our high noons later in the day and just relax. And then we'd go to some good dinners and go to bed and sometimes early, sometimes late. It was just nice, actually. It was really funny. One of my favorite parts of our trip, which is but like, have you been watching Summer I Turn pretty no.

Katie Chandler: I haven't gotten into it yet.

Amy Sherman: Oh, it's so good. So I watched season one last year and then season two. Was it last year? I guess it was last year. It's on Amazon Prime and season two this year. I mean, every teenager knows this show. I'm like such a teenager. But, like, love these kind of shows. As you know, it's a little cheesy, but it's like you get into it because it's just such a good story. It's a book, so you can kind of understand why it was made into a picture or into a series. So one of the nights we just stayed in and had pizza or whatever, went over to Courtney's house, and she's got two teenage girls who were watching it. And a lot of the family friends were all these girls. They're all well, yeah, it was the finale came out that night. So one of Courtney's daughters was like, oh, do you want to watch it? Because I was talking to them about it because I'd like to get all the teens insights on the show about this and that and what they think about it. So we all sat around and watched the show, and it was so fun watching it with them because hearing their reactions and all the music, a lot of it is Taylor Swift. So it was just so fun to watch a show with teenagers who the show is pretty much made for. And it was just like a fun memory. I loved it. It sounds we're all, like, in our sweats.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, it sounds like such a chill vacation where you were just at ease and relaxed and you're not running anywhere, right?

Amy Sherman: Yeah, exactly.

Katie Chandler: Earlier, were you in a house with multiple families or did you guys have.

Amy Sherman: Your no, we were just like in a kind of a condo.

Katie Chandler: Yeah. And then other people were there in their other you would connect. Yeah. That's so nice.

Amy Sherman: Yeah. And then we would just meet up, which is nice. You kind of have your own space and whatever. So that was good. And then yeah, earlier in the summer was in Utah Resort, which is, again, like, we had an agenda because there were things we wanted to do, but it was very relaxing, very remote, very almost like a retreat, in a way. And we did boating on Lake Powell, and we did hiking and we went into the canyons and it was just stunning. It was like so my vibe, like the whole desert and the heat and the dry air and all the hiking, and I just loved it. We were there for a couple of days and it was just so rejuvenating.

Katie Chandler: And that was just you and Stu? No, kids.

Amy Sherman: Stu and I, because the kids were.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, and all the easier to go and do all of those things when it's just the two of you. That's what it's all about when you're on a trip, just the two of you.

Amy Sherman: I don't think it was probably too chill for them. I don't know. I mean, maybe they would have liked it, but probably not. And yeah, we did like, spa stuff and just chilled. I mean, we went for our 20th anniversary.

Katie Chandler: So nice.

Amy Sherman: It was special.

Katie Chandler: And the sickest celebrity spotting ever. Tell our listeners.

Amy Sherman: Yes, we saw Angelina Jolie, so that was really fun. She was sitting next to us at dinner with her whole family, all very well behaved. They were, like, having such a good time. Nice family. No one was bothering them because it's not that kind of place. It's really small and remote, and everyone's cool about that. So that was amazing. She was stunning in person and not as tall as I thought she was. Probably like maybe my height. A little bit taller.

Katie Chandler: Really?

Amy Sherman: Five, six. I always thought she was super tall. I know she looks tall, but she's not. She's just, like, really thin, has that stature. But yeah, that was really cool. And yeah, it's just a great place just to disconnect. Be out in the mountains, be out in that environment. Really quiet. Very quiet there. Very still, and just yeah, really grounding.

Katie Chandler: Sounds great.

Amy Sherman: It was incredible. It was just so beautiful.

Katie Chandler: The summer flew by.

Amy Sherman: But anyway, back to product cookies. We have a couple of things, just some fun things that we've been wanting to review because we haven't done a show. I don't know. I think we did 1 July, maybe, but we might have missed August. So we are back and here to talk about some products we're loving right now. So I will start with you, Katie.

Katie Chandler: Okay, this first one. All right, so this is actually kind of funny because you're going to have to tell me if either of us have already talked about some of these, because it could be possible. But this first one is from our fave Erica Taylor. Right?

Amy Sherman: Yeah. Found was obviously coming soon. Coming soon.

Katie Chandler: I follow her on TikTok and Insta. And she suggested this makeup forever. HD Skin Twist and Light.

Amy Sherman: Oh, I've seen her talk about that. No, you haven't reviewed this. I must hear it's.

Katie Chandler: Really good. So the coolest thing about it, first.

Amy Sherman: Of all wait, repeat the name so our listeners can hear what's it called.

Katie Chandler: It's a makeup forever. HD skin twist and light. 24 Hours luminous Finishing Powder. And it is in this container that the bottom twists, and you just tap it when you twist it open, and it puts out the perfect little amount of powder that you need at the bottom there. And then you dip your brush in, and your brush isn't, like, drenched with too much powder. It's like the perfect amount. And the interesting thing is the colors. It's pink powder, blue powder, and kind of like a pearlescent color powder. But that's the whole thing. These pink powders are the finishing powders. Right. So it's not just like your usual one that matches your concealer. It's totally different because it's all about reflecting light and everything. And this one exactly, they have four different shades. This is the light shade, 1.0 light, and it's really beautiful. It finishes.

Amy Sherman: What does blue powder do? I've never heard of that. I didn't realize there was I don't know exactly.

Katie Chandler: I think it's all about radiance light reflecting the pink blurs, and I think the blue maybe reflects the light. So when I put it on, can.

Amy Sherman: You mix them together?

Katie Chandler: Yeah, that's the whole point. When you shake it, all three different colors go at the bottom.

Amy Sherman: They all come next. Yeah. Cool.

Katie Chandler: And it really is like I also do my contouring with it, but I really feel like when the light hits my face, it hits all the places that you want. Like, it hits the high cheekbones and the center of the forehead and the bridge of the nose and the cupid's bow on the lips, because I'm finishing with this. When I don't finish with it, I.

Amy Sherman: Don'T feel that as the last thing you put on.

Katie Chandler: It's the last thing I put on before my setting spray. Yeah, exactly.

Amy Sherman: Okay.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, it's really good.

Amy Sherman: Yeah, it's funny. I, on the recommendation of Erica, also got the Westminutelier Pink powder, but it's pressed it's like that little gold, and she raves about that one, too, but it's a little bit different because it's not loose. I always forget about it, but I need to use that more. But yeah, same idea. It just kind of like, blurs everything out, but I'm shy with it. I always get nervous to use too much. I don't know why, but that's good to know about that. Powder because I've seen her talk about that many times and it looks amazing when she does it.

Katie Chandler: I'm obsessed with it. Absolutely.

Amy Sherman: You just need, like a little bit.

Katie Chandler: The littlest bit. This is going to last me a very long time. My only complaint is that it's like clunky. It's not great for travel, but that's it.

Amy Sherman: I wonder if they have a smaller version or something.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, it would be nice. I mean, this is what their website says. A three in one luminous finishing powder that instantly unifies, corrects and revives your complexion while delivering 24 hours radiance and blurring. And I tell you, that's exactly what it does. It also is nice because it kind of like it helps blend my makeup, too, at the end.

Amy Sherman: What brush do you use with it? Because that's the other thing I use.

Katie Chandler: That I big, fat, loose, like, not tightly compact brush.

Amy Sherman: I don't have a brush like that. Yeah, I need to invest in that.

Katie Chandler: I have those triangle, like the triangle makeup powder pads. I know what you're talking about.

Amy Sherman: Yeah, I guess it's a powder powder pad. So I have that. But I didn't use it that much because I feel like I don't know how to use that.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, I feel like those things make it too cakey. It puts it on too heavy, like a big loose brush. You just need a light dusting.

Amy Sherman: A light dust. Yes. Okay, good to know. Well, maybe you'll have to do a video and show our listeners how you use it.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, I will. What do you have?

Amy Sherman: Well, these kind of well, let's see. We're talking about skin. So I'll start with this. Because this is an everyday staple, I wanted to try a new SPF. So this is an SPF 50 plus. It's called Beauty of I don't even know how to pronounce it. Beauty of Joseph Josene. It's like a K beauty brand. Have you seen this?

Katie Chandler: Okay, kind of, yeah. Not really.

Amy Sherman: It's called relief. Sun, rice and probiotics. SPF 50. I've seen it a lot reviewed or just like, here and there. I think you can get on Amazon. But I actually bought it because Natasha B, who we've had on the show Beauty Junkie Monkey, had recommended I believe she recommended this brand, or she recommended a website for other products and they happen to have this. And I just wasn't sure if it was legitimate on Amazon because it's like a K beauty brands and you just don't know if you're getting the right thing. But anyway, needless to say, it's a really nice SPF. It's very thin. It does not feel like SPF. It feels like a moisturizer, like a light moisturizer. No smell at all.

Katie Chandler: Oh, nice.

Amy Sherman: And it's really nice. It gives, like, a little bit of a glow. And so I've been using this almost like, as a moisturizer instead of putting on moisturizer and then SPF, or like I know you could do like, a moisturizer with SPF. I've just almost been using this as a moisturizer and doing it as my last step, and I'll mix it with, like, glow drops or something like that, but it's just like a really nice, thin, inexpensive SPF. It's $18 on their website, and you can get a two pack for 30. And this really lasts a long time. So I've been just using this lately. Like I was just saying, when I was at the beach, I just used this in the morning and at night, it's just so easy, and it's nice. And like I said, thin and radiant. And it's a really nice K beauty product. So that's that I also bought. I'm not reviewing it because I'm still testing. It an eye cream that has a little bit of retinol in it. So I'm testing that out too, from this brand, Beauty of Josine. It's J-O-S-E-O-N. We'll put it in the show notes.

Katie Chandler: I'm excited to hear about that eye cream. Is it something that you only use at night because it is retinol?

Amy Sherman: Yeah.

Katie Chandler: Okay.

Amy Sherman: Yeah.

Katie Chandler: Nice.

Amy Sherman: An eye cream so far. I like it very light.

Katie Chandler: All right, well, speaking of Natasha beauty junkie monkey, I always say it backwards. Beauty monkey junkie. I said it right the first time. I think she was the one that has taught me about matrixal in Argyline or Argaline.

Amy Sherman: Yep.

Katie Chandler: So I picked it up from the Ordinary because I actually saw I was in the city, and they have a store, which I didn't even know, and it's like, you can't beat the prices for the Ordinary. And so this is a two for one. I'll review both of them quickly. The matrixal I use at night and.

Amy Sherman: The I didn't even know the Ordinary had matrixal.

Katie Chandler: Yes, they do. It's matrixal 10% plus hyaluronic acid. And then the argaline. Argoline solution 10%, you use during the day or, like, anytime someone's going to see you. This is literally what the woman said to me. She's like, use this before putting on makeup or going out and being out. She's like, it's instant. The whole idea of the Ardea line is that it's supposed to instantly freeze your face and you're not supposed to see the fine lines and wrinkles as much. And then the matrixal you can also use during the day. But I found it's just a little too heavy under my makeup. I don't like it, so I use it at night. I will say this, my botox has stretched. I haven't had it done since the end of April, and normally by this point, I would be running to get more, and I'm feeling like it's okay. I don't need to hustle in. And these are the two things that I've been doing differently, and I started using them, I want to say three months. I used it all summer. My skin is definitely, like, plumper, it's firmer, and I don't see the fine lines and wrinkles as much as I was before. I really don't.

Amy Sherman: Really? Okay, so you use the matrixal you said at night and use the do you use the Arger line at night or morning?

Katie Chandler: No, it's funny, I was using it at night and the woman at the store said, you're using it wrong. She said you literally just want to use it when you're going to be seen. She's like, when you're going out.

Amy Sherman: So.

Katie Chandler: It'S like an instant acting is the idea.

Amy Sherman: Okay. Because I have it and I use it at night, and I probably am doing it wrong. I thought it was something more like a matrixal where the more you use it, your skin kind of changes from it. Right. So this is just more like a treatment.

Katie Chandler: It's more like a treatment where they're claiming it literally kind of freezes the area.

Amy Sherman: That's what Natasha says. She says she calls it like botox in a bottle.

Katie Chandler: Exactly. And I really feel like, I mean, I need to put a disclaimer out. I think it's only fair I have a filter on right now, so I don't look like I have any fine lines or wrinkles, but I actually do. So this stuff works. I like it. And it's like the prices are phenomenal.

Amy Sherman: Yeah, that's ridiculous because I bought the topology ones.

Katie Chandler: But so cheap.

Amy Sherman: You put it just around your eyes or do you put it everywhere?

Katie Chandler: I put it everywhere. I put both of them everywhere. And I really try to focus on my I always drop the adjourne, like, here on the wrinkle foreheads and the eleven s and around the eyes and around the smile lines.

Amy Sherman: Yeah, that's what I do for the Adira line. And the matrixal I put everywhere. But that's good to know. I'm going to try it now in the morning because I've been just putting it on at night, and that probably does it not doing it. And the matrixal I put on at night, but I'm going to try the adrialine in the morning. Okay, good to know, good to know, good to know. Okay, I'll continue on the skincare route. So I'm sure you've seen this everywhere, and it's something I've been wanting to try forever, but now I can review it because I've been using it for a while. Snail mucin. You've seen this everywhere, I'm sure, right?

Katie Chandler: Oh, snail mucin. Wait, that's so funny. Okay, I'll tell you why in a second, but yes, I've been hearing that all about it. Tell me.

Amy Sherman: Yeah, so it's the COSRX advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power essence, the one that you see, like, on TikTok and everywhere. And I'd been wanting to try it, and I finally tried it and I love it. It is so hydrating. So I have such dry skin. Right? So this is just so much better than a hyaluronic, because a hyaluronic, it's good, but it's not like as serumy. You just kind of put it on, and it's helpful. This is just, like, super hydrating. I use it morning and night. It makes my skin glow, look smooth. I put it on at night, like, after retinol or whatever, just to seal it in. I'll put it on in the morning before my moisturizer. I've been having really good success with it. I mean, my skin hasn't like, a lot of people I've seen reviewing it online has said their skin has changed from it. I don't know if my skin's changed yet, but it's definitely looking better. But I love it. Like, you almost don't need anything else. It's thick, and you kind of just like you put in your hands and kind of rub it and then just tap it on your face, and it just gives a really nice hydration I put on my neck too.

Katie Chandler: Love your skin. Does look like hydrated right now. You know that glass skin situation that people are do you feel like you get that with it?

Amy Sherman: Oh, definitely.

Katie Chandler: Nice.

Amy Sherman: Definitely. It definitely gives you that glass skin. It definitely gives you that glow. And I don't know what it's doing, like, how deep it's going into the skin, but I have heard people saying that people that have used it for a really long time, it has changed their skin and made it a lot smoother. More hydrated, less wrinkles, et cetera. So it's just a really good add on to anything else that you're using.

Katie Chandler: How much is it? I'm going to order it through our show notes, which is what all of our listeners should be doing, too.

Amy Sherman: About $20, depending on where you get it. And I just noticed they have a travel size, if you want to just order it and try it, but I've been really happy with it. I think it's probably better for people with dry skin, but I think this will also be really nice going into the fall and winter. So I'm really excited about it, and I'm glad I finally tried it, along with everybody else who's talking about it online. It's kind of a joke, but it actually does work and is really nice. It's just like a thick serum. You just put it on and you're good to go. I want to hear what you think about it, though, when you try it.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, I'm excited to try it. All right, so my next one, which is my last one, is this is a first. I have a product junkies retraction statement coming. I have talked about a product, and I didn't like it before. And, yeah, I started using it because I needed something like it. Didn't have it didn't have time to shop for it. So I said, Let me give it another shot, and I retract everything I say that was negative. It is a good product, and this product is the Milani Make It Last original natural finish setting spray. All right, now, I think the reason why I didn't like it before was because I didn't have something like my makeup Forever Setting Powder. And also my skin was a little bit oilier at the time, and now my skin is less greasy and I feel like I know how to use it better because if you spray it on and after I spray this on. I then go in with my matte powder puff finishing powder, and I hit the high spots that you don't want to be shiny this first or you do the powder first? No. So I do my makeup forever. Finishing powder. Then I do my then you do setting spray. Then I get out my compact powder that is like normal powder that's like the color of your concealer.

Amy Sherman: Oh, like a matte powder. Yeah.

Katie Chandler: And I go in and I just take away the shine spots where I don't want the shine.

Amy Sherman: Okay.

Katie Chandler: The reason why I am really retracting what I'm saying is because since I've gone back to work, I've been using this every single day, and my makeup is and also, by the way, I'm a fit model. I take clothes on and off all day that wipes my makeup every time I pull a shirt off. I try not to, but it happens a lot. And my makeup is still on and solid by the end of my full day of fittings.

Amy Sherman: So it's good. Yeah, that's good to know. Yeah, it's just so funny with a lot of these products, and it's good that you retry them because a lot of it is user error. I feel like there was something I was trying recently, and then I saw online you're not supposed to use it with vitamin C. Like it doesn't work or something. Maybe it was I don't know if it was matrixal or something, but I was like, oh, who knew? So good to know. I'll have to try it. I have the morphe setting spray, which I like. I don't use setting spray that much, but good to know for when I do want to use.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, I love it because I really like my contour to stay, and that helps.

Amy Sherman: Yeah, you're good at the contour. Okay, so over the summer, if you're following our Instagram page, I put this in my stories. But I was in New York and I saw a vending machine for Kylie Cosmetics.

Katie Chandler: Nice.

Amy Sherman: I don't know if you remember seeing that. And I walked by and I was like, OOH, I love those beauty vending machines. And I only usually see the one for benefit, but Kylie Cosmetics had one. I've never tried Kylie Cosmetics, not really in the demo. But I saw the vending machine, I'm like, oh, that looks so fun. So anyway, she has these lip kits, which is like a lip liner and a gloss. And you know how the Kardashians and Kylie, they're known for that beautiful matte nude lip? So I bought a lip kit, and it's called bear. Okay. So it's a matte lip kit. Okay. So here's the gloss. It's like a matte gloss. And here's the liner. It is so pretty. So I'm going to put it on, but I can't really do it without a mirror. But just to give you a sense. So you do the liner. I think it's how much was this? Let me tell you, it was $35 for both, like, for the kit and then here's, I really like the gloss.

Katie Chandler: Oh, that's pretty.

Amy Sherman: Isn't that pretty?

Katie Chandler: Yeah.

Amy Sherman: I like it because all the glosses I have are glossy. And this is a nice mat.

Katie Chandler: Yeah. And it's interesting that it's, like, a little bit lighter than the liner. So it's a kit. It came together. That's cool.

Amy Sherman: Which is good. No guesswork.

Katie Chandler: Yeah, exactly.

Amy Sherman: I totally butchered this.

Katie Chandler: But it's a good nude, though.

Amy Sherman: It's a really pretty nude. It was like I wore it all summer, like when I traveled. I just brought this, and I have one gloss that I always use from Tom Ford. And sometimes if I wanted a little bit more of a shine, I would just put that over it, but it just enhanced it. But this is such a nice daytime. Nighttime. And it's called the Matte Lip Kit. And this one's in called it says Matte Lip kit Bear. But it explains it as a light pink nude. But it's so funny when you go on the website or you look at this vending machine, there's like a million nudes, so you really have to find the right one for you. So I just took a guess. I'm sure there's other ones that may even look better, but this one's really nice. Just simple nude, beautiful. And I just like that it comes with the pencil, so you don't have to guess. And you just have a set, and it's inexpensive. And there are a bazillion colors. And I like the matte as a nice change because I feel like sometimes nude looks better when it's matte. Just makes your lips look a little nicer. So anyway, that was my two for one last recommendation.

Katie Chandler: Nice.

Amy Sherman: Back to school. This is good for just, like, running out of a house, keeping in your car, keeping it in your bag. It's a good one. So big fan. Kylie Cosmetics.

Katie Chandler: It's so smart that she put those vending machines in all the airports and know it's.

Amy Sherman: I'm surprised I haven't seen it.

Katie Chandler: I've been I've seen it a few times over the last couple of years. I want to say, like, maybe the last two years, I've seen it a couple of times. Really smart. Nice. I'm going to check.

Amy Sherman: And now that I'm on the website and I'm looking, there's so many pretty colors that I want to try. And when you feel it on your lips, it feels like nothing. It's like really light, really lightweight.

Katie Chandler: Nice.

Amy Sherman: Yeah. So that is our product junkies for September. We're excited to be. Back into the swing and hope you all had great summers and let us know what products you want us to review next. We're loving these right now and hope back to school and everyone's summers is great. Bye. Thanks for listening to Nirvana Sisters. For more information on this episode, check out the show notes. Please subscribe and leave us a review. Also, find us on Instagram at Nirvana Sisters. If you loved what you just listened to or know someone that would, please share it and tag us. Tune in next week for a fresh new episode of Nirvana Sisters. We'll continue to watch out for all things wellness, so you don't have to. Bye.